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Brucemore to mark 100 years of Grant Wood Sleeping Porch
Historic Cedar Rapids landmark Brucemore will celebrate the 100th anniversary of one of its most unique artistic treasures – the Grant Wood Sleeping Porch – with a daylong community event Aug. 16 highlighting Cedar Rapids’ art and history. Commissioned in…
Multicultural Development Center of Iowa taps James Mims as associate director
The Multicultural Development Center of Iowa (MDC Iowa) has a new associate director at its…
Greater Iowa City Inc. launches new grant to boost rural community identity
Greater Iowa City, Inc. (Greater IC) has announced a new grant initiative, funded by Johnson…
Nordex to restart, grow production at West Branch wind turbine plant
The Nordex Group is restarting and expanding its local wind turbine production facility in West…
Inventory remains bright spot in June Iowa housing market
Overall inventory remained the bright spot for the Iowa housing market in June, as the…
Eastern Iowa Arts Academy to host beauty fundraiser at Dillard’s Coral Ridge
In partnership with the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy (EIAA), the Coral Ridge Mall Dillard’s location…
Iowa City seeks input on community housing needs
As part of its City Steps 2030 plan, Iowa City is requesting public input on…
University of Iowa biomedical center secures $425k training grant
This month, the University of Iowa’s Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing (CBB) – a unit…
South of 6 Business District seeks new executive director
The South of 6 Business District of Iowa City has announced the search for a…
Waggle Golf, golf apparel retailer, joins Iowa River Landing as latest tenant
Waggle Golf, a popular golf apparel retailer with stores in Minnesota and Texas, is the…
Iowa BIPOC LGBTQ+ business owners eligible for $5,000 – $30,000 until Monday
Iowa BIPOC LGBTQ+ business owners have an opportunity to apply for $5,000 – $30,000 in…
Iowa unemployment unchanged at 2.8% for June
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8% in June, unchanged since April and .1% percent…
Timm to retire as Collins Aerospace president; Brunk to assume role
RTX announced Wednesday, July 17 that Troy Brunk has been appointed president of Collins Aerospace,…
University of Iowa Health Care ranked top Iowa hospital
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center secured the No. 1 position for best hospital…
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa debuts new AI-driven CT scanner
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) Imaging Center in Cedar Rapids has announced the installation of…
Mediacom Communications launches Mediacom Mobile
Mediacom Communications has announced the launch of Mediacom Mobile, the company’s new mobile phone service.…
